RIM just launched an official BlackBerry channel on YouTube where you can find lots of how-to videos on just about anything related to setting up your BlackBerry. Subscribe and keep updated on what’s new for the mobile devices.
CNN interviews Wong Fu Productions
August 17, 2009 @ 9:56 pm
CNN took their cameras behind the scenes at Wong Fu Productions to see what 3 guys are doing to better represent Asians in media and popular culture. Watch it!
Videos from inside the Red Hook grain factory
April 13, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
Red Hook Grain Factory from mongchacha on Vimeo.
Not satisfied with looking at still pictures? Then check out this [very long] video that Simon put together of all of the movies he shot while we were both at the Red Hook grain factory/terminal this past weekend.
Fred and Sharon do movies!
February 24, 2009 @ 12:38 am
This video was one of the few videos I hadn’t seen on Greg’s list. I thought it was all a joke, but Fred and Sharon really do make movies. I laughed at how ridiculous this promo tape was, but then I realized that the couple are actually very dedicated to their craft (even if it isn’t perfected to everyone else’s standards), and that in the end, their enthusiasm for what they do sort of made me admire them.
Plus, they’re very awkward and cute in their own way. Don’t believe me? Watch the candid video of them below.
Roto-Sphere videos
February 7, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
There’s an interesting conversation going on over at MeFi about roto-spheres and its status as an atomic age icon. I’ve seen plenty of them used in vintage 50’s designs before but up until now I had no idea they had a specific name and creator. I just assumed it was a generic symbol of the times.
In any case, the creator of the roto-sphere is Warren Milks who made these neon signs between 1960 and 1971. The roto-sphere was marketed as an addition to put on top of road signs. The roto-sphere sits atop a pole and rotates while the two halves of its central core also rotate in opposite directions, creating a fantastic illusion of neon lights (each roto-sphere has 16 aluminum spikes outlined in neon lights).
It is said that he only made about 234 of them and out of that number only 17 remain. And unfortunately, only 7 of them actually work (meaning, they spin and light up). But considering the technology nowadays, I don’t see why roto-spheres can’t be repaired or re-manufactured. Does Warren Milks have a lock on the patent or something? It’s possible I guess, but I hope somebody revives the old invention and finds a cheap way to put them back on the market again — in a smaller, room-friendly form. :)
Here’s a video of some below. The reason why I love these roto-spheres so much is because I like the design of things from the atomic age. I find all the sharp angles and bright colors very fascinating to look at.
Anyway, check out some videos below of working roto-spheres.
No more boob shots on YouTube
December 3, 2008 @ 4:10 am
Long considered the bait-and-switch of the YouTube community, videos with suggestive images at the 25/50/75 marks will no longer be automatically selected as thumbnail choices for videos on YouTube.
YouTube announced today several changes in their system that would allow for a friendlier place for all viewers. One of these changes is the algorithm in which youTube chooses thumbnails. Now, thumbnails for videos will be chosen algorithmically based on your video’s whole content, which means that inserting boob shots or images of two girls kissing at 25/50/75 points in the video will no longer matter.
I expect the Most Viewed section on the YouTube page to change drastically in the next few days.
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